March 05, 2008

Publisher's Desk For March 5th

WINNERS OF THE WINTER '08 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST!

The topic of the Winter contest was:

She always kept the object safe and close to her. Mama made her repeat the promise over and over again during those last days. "I will never show it to a living soul. I will never show it to a living soul."

She cried about Mama less now, not as much as she had before. She was missing Mama now as she did each night when she removed her scuffed shoes. She then carefully peeled the gray sock off her foot, and waited for the familiar object to fall out. Nothing happened. Panicked, she quickly turned her sock inside-out. It was gone.

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**CONGRATS!!** to:

1st Place: Hector Doesn't Know Jack by Jeff Segal, Lincolnshire, IL

2nd Place: A Perfect Seven by Shannon Schuren, Sheboygan Falls, WI

3rd Place: Mama's Girl by Anna Collins, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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